Buying a House Built Before 1978? Look at These 5 Things First

Get my House Sense Library to understand older-home materials and testing limits before making repair decisions : https://wadeharlanhomes.com An older house can be spotless on the day you tour it and still be carrying clues about how it was built. If you are sorting out the things to look for when buying a house that went up decades ago, several of them sit in plain view at the showing, in spots that are easy to walk straight past. A standard home inspection is not designed to settle every one of them, and it helps to know which ones it leaves open before your offer is final. Chapters 0:00 Buying an Older House 1:31 Build Year and Inspection Limits 3:00 Lead Paint and Asbestos 4:56 Electrical Warning Signs 5:55 Plumbing and Sewer Checks 7:43 Showing Safety and Questions to Ask SOURCES AND FURTHER READING This video is general information about looking at homes built before 1978, not a lead, asbestos, electrical, plumbing or legal evaluation of any property. For a specific house, talk to a certified lead inspector or risk assessor, an accredited asbestos inspector, a licensed electrician or plumber, and your real estate agent or attorney. LEAD PAINT HUD, The Lead Disclosure Rule. What sellers of most pre-1978 homes must provide before a sale, including the buyer's inspection period. https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/h... EPA, Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Section 1018 of Title X). Which housing the rule covers and why 1978 is the cut-off year. https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-based-p... EPA and HUD, Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule Questions and Answers. How the rule works in practice, including when lead paint is and is not a concern. https://www.epa.gov/lead/epa-and-hud-... ASBESTOS AND VERMICULITE EPA, Protect Your Family from Exposures to Asbestos. Why suspect materials cannot be identified by sight and why sampling belongs to accredited professionals. https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/protect-... EPA, Protect Your Family from Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite Insulation. Guidance for homes with loose vermiculite insulation in the attic or walls. https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/protect-... ELECTRICAL U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Repairing Aluminum Wiring (Publication 516). The history of aluminum branch wiring in homes and how to recognize it. https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/516.pdf HOME INSPECTION STANDARDS InterNACHI, Home Inspection Standards of Practice. What a general home inspection covers and what it excludes. https://www.nachi.org/sop.htm SEWER LINES City of Fullerton, Homeowner Responsibility for Sewer Laterals. An example of a city where the owner is responsible for the whole line out to the main. https://cityoffullerton.com/governmen... City of Los Altos, Sewer Lateral Responsibility. An example of a city that splits responsibility at the property line. https://www.losaltosca.gov/426/Sewer-... #BuyingAnOldHouse #OldHouseProblems #HomeInspectionTips #HomeBuyingTips #RealEstate